PRACTICAL GARDENING 



dried grass from the lawns, or straw, so that 

 the soil is kept moist and the berries clean. 

 Water freely so that the moisture reaches the 

 roots. Apply a little nitrate of soda on rainy 

 days. Never cultivate when the plant is in 

 bloom. Mulch the cane fruit plants with well 

 decayed horse manure and cultivate freely. 



JULY 



THE VEGETABLES 



^Asparagus. Stop cutting the asparagus 

 and apply on each row a liberal application 

 of bone meal. Cultivate between the rows. 

 If weeds appear in the row, scatter on a little 

 salt. 



Squash and Melon. If the fruit is set, 

 pinch back all side growths. Be careful not 

 to injure the foliage or bruise the fruit. In 

 lifting or shifting the position of the squash 

 or melon, the fruit-stem is often injured, which 

 seriously impairs the development of the fruit. 

 Apply a little wood ashes or some other form 



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